The Contortionist Quotes

“You’re insane!” “You keep saying that. It isn’t news.” He chuckled and rested his cheek on her temple”
― Kathryn Ann Kingsley, The Contortionist

“A hand settled on her shoulder. "It's so easy to convince mortals that what they've seen is false. They'd rather ignore the impossible than rethink their understanding of reality. Isn't that true, Cora dear?”
― Kathryn Ann Kingsley, The Contortionist

“There was no better way to convince a righteous man to do the unrighteous thing than by using his own words against him.”
― Kathryn Ann Kingsley, The Contortionist

“Human souls are worthless. If souls are the currency of hell then the devil himself has become the victim of inflation.”
― Kathryn Ann Kingsley, The Contortionist

“Ringmaster rubbed his hand over his face. “Why do you have to be so difficult, Simon?” “See previous comment about hatred.” He smiled sweetly.”
― Kathryn Ann Kingsley, The Contortionist

“Souls carry no value. It isn’t the fabric of the animation in which a person is borne. A soul is merely the gangue around the valuable ore in the rock. It is that personality that the soul carries like a basket of eggs to the market, trudged there by a vessel of flesh. Seity. That is where power is to be found. In memories, in choices, in the uniqueness to which the soul bears witness. The smell of grandmother’s cookies. The order in which one puts on one’s socks in the morning. The memory of exchanged vows at an altar. These are what carry true value. It’s a shame people are too foolish to value these things. Is it not the tragedy of the elderly when they can no longer remember who they once were? Do we heed these warnings of loss? No. Humanity is too eager to toss away that which they deem ordinary without ever realizing what it was that they had. Surrounded by ourselves, we think such things are commonplace. Worse yet, we think of our memories as monotonous. Not simply abundant, but boring.”
― Kathryn Ann Kingsley, The Contortionist

“In memories, in choices, in the uniqueness to which the soul bears witness. The smell of grandmother’s cookies. The order in which one puts on one’s socks in the morning. The memory of exchanged vows at an altar. These are what carry true value. It’s a shame people are too foolish to value these things. Is it not the tragedy of the elderly when they can no longer remember who they once were?”
― Kathryn Ann Kingsley, The Contortionist

“It’s a shame people are too foolish to value these things. Is it not the tragedy of the elderly when they can no longer remember who they once were? Do we heed these warnings of loss? No. Humanity is too eager to toss away that which they deem ordinary without ever realizing what it was that they had.”
― Kathryn Ann Kingsley, The Contortionist

“None of this is happening. None of this is real.”
― Kathryn Ann Kingsley, The Contortionist

“It’s not my fault they get in the way.”
― Kathryn Ann Kingsley, The Contortionist

“Trent liked Lisa well enough, but resented Robert and her children for always “ruining things” when they were around. He never felt bad when Lisa couldn’t come out anymore.”
― Kathryn Ann Kingsley, The Contortionist

“See, I’m coming up with options for what the hell you’re talking about, and all of them are dirty. So…I’m going to need more than that.”
― Kathryn Ann Kingsley, The Contortionist